25Equity, Work and Health Issues

25Equity, Work and Health Issues

ICT Focus

Yes

•Governments should provide free Internet access for the public (e.g. in public
libraries).
•Governments should not impose censorship on the Internet.

Concept Map

1.F

2.E

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.B

Concept Checker

1.F

2.F

3.T

4.T

5.T

Multiple Choice Questions

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.B

9.B

10.C

Short Questions

1.(a)Information can be easily obtained from the Internet. (2)

(b)No. (1) It is because some information on the Internet is not reliable, fake
fake and uncensored. (1)

2.(a)Gender inequality refers to the obvious or hidden disparity between
individuals due to gender performance. (2)

(b)Uneducated in ICT / disabled / low-income / low ability in English.
(any three×1)

3.(a)It is to empower and enrich people culturally and materially and to build a
sustainable society. (2)

(b)Government support / popularity of broadband and the Internet / education
level of citizens (any two×1)

4.(a)Internet addiction refers to the fact that a person spends long hours of time on
surfing the Internet. (2)
(b)Online games / Internet chat / web surfing (any two×1)

(c)Impairment of the real-life relationships / financial problems / health
problems (any two×1)

(d)•Do more healthy activities such as sports, music and reading. (1)
•Consult social workers or psychological professionals. (1)

5.(a)•When at work, take a short break every hour. (1)
•Use an anti-glare screen to reduce light reflection on the monitor. (1)
•Use a document holder to adjust the documents to the proper eye level. (1)

(b)No. (1) When viewing a screen with high contrast for a prolonged period of
time, (1) the user may suffer irritated eyes, blurry vision or other eye
problems. (1)

Long Questions

1.(a)

(b)(i)•Ergonomic mouse
•Ergonomic keyboard
•Ergonomic chair
•Gel wrist rests for mouse and keyboard
(any three×1)
(ii)•Position the desk lamp so that it illuminates without causing glare.
(1)
•Position the furniture and equipment so they do not reflect the light
back onto the workstation. (1)

(c)(i)Text size control. (1) The feature enlarges the text shown on the web
pages. (1)
(ii)Linear version. (1) The web page contents are displayed one by one
vertically so that the user can scroll down and read the web page with
minimum mouse movement. (1)

2.(a)The company can employ freelance graphic designers who design artwork
outside the company. (1)
The finished product can be sent back to the office by e-mail, FTP or other
online storage services. (1)

(b)E-mail server / file server / FTP server / broadband Internet access service
(any three×1)

(c)•Higher security risk of confidential information leakage (1)
•Harder to cope with discipline problems (1)
•Harder to control the quality of the product (1)
•Poorer communication with other designers (1)

(d)Authoring / insurance salesman / news reporter (each one×1)